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" His gods, like every thing else, consisted of atoms, and our notions of them are based upon the ttSot\a which are reflected from them and pass into our minds. They were and always had been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness, which had not been disturbed... "
New Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology and Geography - Page 244
by sir William Smith - 1850
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 2

William Smith - Biography - 1849 - 1222 pages
...reflected from them and pass into our minds. They were always had been in the enjoyment of perfect which had not been disturbed by the laborious business...would interfere with their happiness, he conceived the gods as exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The number of pupils of Epicurus...
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A Manual of Greek Literature: From the Earliest Authentic Periods to the ...

Charles Anthon - Greek literature - 1853 - 610 pages
...which are reflected from them and pass into our minds. They were and always had been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness, which had not been disturbed...exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man.' His ethical theory was based upon the dogma of the Cyrenaics, that pleasure constitutes the highest...
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A Manual of Greek Literature: From the Earliest Authentic Periods to the ...

Charles Anthon - Greek literature - 1853 - 600 pages
...which are reflected from them and pass into our minds. They were and always had been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness, which had not been disturbed...exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man.3 His ethical theory was based upon the dogma of the Cyrenaics, that pleasure constitutes the highest...
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A Manual of Greek Literature: From the Earliest Authentic Periods to the ...

Charles Anthon - Greek literature - 1853 - 608 pages
...and followed his doctrines with the most scrupulous conscientiousness. They were attached and devoted to their master in a manner which has rarely been equalled either in ancient or modern times. Their esteem, love, and veneration for him almost bordered upon worship. They are said to have committed...
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Totius latinitatis lexicon: opera et studio, Volume 2

Egidio Forcellini - Latin language - 1854 - 1240 pages
...?г-:л tnera and pass into our minds. They were '•¿Л airavs had been in the enjoyment of perfect which had not been disturbed by the laborious business...would interfere with their happiness, he conceived the gods as exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The number of pupils of Epicurus...
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A classical dictionary of biography [&c.].

sir William Smith - 1858 - 946 pages
...which arc reflected from them and pass into our minds. They were and always had been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness, which had not been disturbed...interfere with their happiness, he conceived them a« exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The pupils of Epicurus were very numerous,...
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, ed. by W. Smith, Volume 2

Greek and Roman biography - 1861 - 1246 pages
...reflected tkoi and pan into our minds. They were •»»vi had been in the enjoyment of perfect • . which had not been disturbed by the laborious business...would interfere with their happiness, he conceived the gods as exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The number of pupils of Epicurus...
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 2

William Smith - Biography - 1867 - 1232 pages
...happiness, which had not been disturbed by the EPICYDES. 35 laborious business of creating the world ; arid as the^ government of the world would interfere with their happiness, he conceived the gods as exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The number of pupils of Epicurus...
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A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography, Mythology and ...

William Smith - Biography - 1871 - 1074 pages
...perfect happines«, which had not been disturbed by the laborious liusiuess of creating the world ; aud as the government of the world would interfere with...upon the world or man. The pupils of Epicurus were тегу numerous, aud were attached to their mast»- in a manner which has rarely been equalled either...
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A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

William Smith - Biography - 1872 - 1240 pages
...always had been in the enjoyment of perfect happiness, which had not been disturbed by the EPICYDES. 3* laborious business of creating the world ; and as...would interfere with their happiness, he conceived the gods as exercising no influence whatever upon the world or man. The number of pupils of Epicurus...
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